Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-03-05
EARm AND HOUSEHOLD.

Fried Triple: Roll the boiled tripe,
cut in squares, In egg, then in cracker
crumbs. and fry to a nice brown
Serve with catsup.-Chicdgo Herald.
Graham Pudding: Two cups OF
graham flour, one cup of molasScs,
| cup of sweet milk, II cup chopped
%raisins, two teaSpoonfuls soda' Steam
three hours. -Erchdnqe.
1t is claimed that a pail OF tub of
| fresh cold water, renewed several times
in the course of twenty-four hours, will
absorb all the evil odor of fresh paint in
a day or two. In the time of spring
cleaning the remedy will be found eN-
trcmely useful.
-Molasses Cookies: One cup each
of molasSes, sugar and butter, or half
and half butter and lard, II table
spoonful of ginger, n tablespoonful
of Salcratus dissolved in seven table
~spoonfuls of hot water, flour, mix soft,
roll and oake quick.-Thc Catercr.
Fruit Cake: Three eggs, II cupful
each of sugar, molaSses, butter, sweet
milk, two cupfulS of r%aiSins, one tea
spoonful each of cinnamon and all
spice, half a %teaSpoonful cloves, half Il
nutmeg, five cupfuls Of flour, five tea
spoonfuls of baking-powder.-HoUSe
witt.
Bread Pudding: Take n pint of
bread crumbs, soaked in one quart of
sweet milk, onc-half cup white sugar,
two eggs beaten thoroughly, II cup
of raisins if desired. heaping teaspoon
full of butter, and salt to suit the taste;
stir well together and bako,-Ihe
H0uSeboid.
"A writerin the n. /. Farmer raises
several barrels of sumiloNer heads an
nually, which he places in the poultry
houses without thraShing out the seeds.
The hens enjoy picking the heads to
pieces and eating the seeds. A moder-
ate quantityhe believes to be conducive
to the health and productyeness of the
fowls in winter.
Never place fresh eggs near lard,
fruit, cheese, fish or other articles from
which any odor arises, The eggs are
extremely active IN absorbing power,
and in a very short time they are con
taminatcd by the particles of objects in
their ncighborhood, bywhich the pccu-
liar and exquisite taste of a new-laid
egg is destroycd.-N y Examiner
-JumbIes: One and aquartcrpomds
of flour, II pound of sugar. three
quarters of a pound of butter, five
eggs, a gill of milk, Il tablespoonful of
baking powder. Bake one half Of this
in small tins in a quick oven. In the
remainder, put a quarter Of a pound of
currants and bake the same. Frost or
not at pleasure by leaving out the
white of n or two eggS.-G0od Cheer.
Honey Pudding; Three pints of
thinly sliced apples, one pint of honey,
II pint of flour, II pint of corn
meal, small piece of butter, one tea
spoonful Of soda, the juice of two
lemons, and three grated lemon rinds.
Stir the dry soda in the honey, and then
add the apples, melted butter and a
little salt. Now add the other ingre-
dicnts and stir in the flour. Bake one
hour and serve with saucc.-Go,d
Housekeeping.
The location of the poultry house
is always best when the building can
face east and south, That is to say,
have the glazed end facing the east
and one long side the south, Thus, in
our northern climate particularly, your
birds when confined to their house
quarters Gin cold weather. have the
benefit of the early morning and genial
afternoon suns rays within the house,
a very desirable thing for their comfort
and health.-Trnp Times